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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
|name = Acacia
|name = Acacia
|image = Acacia film poster.jpg
|image = Acacia film poster.jpg
|director = [[Park Ki-hyeong]]
|director = [[Park Ki-hyeong]]
|producer = Kang Sung-kyu<br />Park Ki-hyeong<br />Yu Yeong-shik
|producer = Kang Sung-kyu<br />Park Ki-hyung<br />Yu Yeong-shik
|writer = Seong Gi-young<br />Park Ki-hyeong
|writer = Seong Gi-young<br />Park Ki-hyung
|starring = [[Shim Hye-jin]]<br />[[Kim Jin-geun]]<br />[[Moon Woo-bin]]<br />[[Jeong Na-yun]]
|starring = [[Shim Hye-jin]]<br />[[Kim Jin-geun]]<br />[[Moon Woo-bin]]<br />[[Jeong Na-yun]]
|music = Choi Man-sik
|music = Choi Man-sik
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'''''Acacia''''' is a 2003 [[K-Horror|South Korean horror film]], directed by [[Park Ki-hyeong]] and starring Shim Hye-jin and Kim Jin-geun. A rerelease in 2011 changed the title to 'Root of Evil'.
'''''Acacia''''' is a 2003 [[K-Horror|South Korean horror film]], directed by [[Park Ki-hyung]] and starring Shim Hye-jin and Kim Jin-geun. A re-release in 2011 changed the title to 'Root of Evil'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://movie.naver.com/movie/bi/mi/basic.nhn?code=37395|script-title=ko:아카시아|website=movie.naver.com|language=ko|trans-title=Acacia|access-date=2019-05-20|archive-date=2005-03-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050309092239/http://movie.naver.com/movie/bi/mi/basic.nhn?code=37395|url-status=live}}</ref>


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
Unable to have children of their own, married couple Mi-sook and Do-il adopt a young boy named Lee Jin-seong. His name soon gets changed to Kim Jin-seong when he moves with Mi-sook and Do-il. The boy is drawn to an [[acacia]] tree in his new home's backyard, believing it to be his mother, and it soon becomes the focal point for an increasing number of strange occurrences when Jin-seong appears to have run away.
Unable to have children of their own, married couple Mi-sook and Do-il adopt a young boy named Lee Jin-seong. His name soon gets changed to Kim Jin-seong when he moves with Mi-sook and Do-il. The boy is drawn to an [[acacia]] tree in his new home's backyard, believing it to be his mother, and it soon becomes the focal point for an increasing number of strange occurrences when Jin-seong appears to have run away.


Jin-seong befriends an older girl named Min-jee. She tells Jin-seong that she cannot go to school as she has lost a lot of blood. After she kisses Jin-seong, he becomes even more aggressive and violent. He turns even worse as Mi-sook becomes [[pregnancy|pregnant]] and has a new baby named Hae-sung. Jin-seong, experiencing many emotional difficulties, becomes more withdrawn and confused. He starts to develop an anger towards his adopted family, so much so that he tries to smother the new baby. Mi-sook gets so frustrated with Jin-Seong's actions and obsession towards the acacia tree that she decides to chop the tree down, which results in Jin-Seong allegedly running away.
Jin-seong befriends an older girl named Min-jee. She tells Jin-seong that she cannot go to school as she has lost a lot of blood. After she kisses Jin-seong, he becomes even more aggressive and violent. He turns even worse as Mi-sook becomes [[pregnancy|pregnant]] and has a new baby named Hae-sung. Jin-seong, experiencing many emotional difficulties, becomes more withdrawn and confused. He starts to develop anger towards his adopted family, so much so that he tries to smother the new baby. Mi-sook gets so frustrated with Jin-Seong's actions and obsession towards the acacia tree that she decides to chop the tree down, which results in Jin-Seong allegedly running away.


After Jin-Seong runs away, the previously dying tree starts to bloom with spectacular life. Min-jee starts changing as well, becoming more obsessed with the acacia tree. She starts claiming to hear Jin-Seong's voice coming from inside the tree, witnessing paranormal experiences occurring around the tree, flowers and ants attacking the people in Jin-Seong's family.
After Jin-Seong runs away, the previously dying tree starts to bloom with spectacular life. Min-jee starts changing as well, becoming more obsessed with the acacia tree. She starts claiming to hear Jin-Seong's voice coming from inside the tree, witnessing paranormal experiences occurring around the tree, flowers, and ants attacking the people in Jin-Seong's family.


It is revealed that his mother gravely injured Jin-Seong by accident while she was trying to chop down the tree. Her husband saw this and helped her bury their adopted son's body, thinking he was dead. But when Jin-Seong's arm moved, alerting the couple that he was alive, Do-il smashed his body with the shovel and finished burying him. Jin-Seong's mother, out of guilt and stress, eventually created an illusion for herself that her son had run away, all the time sinking further and further into her guilt, losing her grip on reality.
It is revealed that his mother gravely injured Jin-Seong by accident while she was trying to chop down the tree. Her husband saw this and helped her bury their adopted son's body, thinking he was dead. But when Jin-Seong's arm moved, alerting the couple that he was alive, Do-il smashed his body with the shovel and finished burying him. Jin-Seong's mother, out of guilt and stress, eventually created an illusion for herself that her son had run away, all the time sinking further and further into her guilt, losing her grip on reality.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[Shim Hye-jin]] ... Choi Mi-sook
* [[Shim Hye-jin]] as Choi Mi-sook
* [[Kim Jin-geun]] ... Kim Do-il
* [[Kim Jin-geun]] as Kim Do-il
* [[Oh-bin Mun]] ... Kim Jin-seong
* [[Moon Woo-bin]] as Kim Jin-seong
* [[Park Woong]]
* [[Park Woong]]
* [[Jeong Na-yun]] ... Min-ji
* [[Jung Na-yoon]] as Min-ji
* [[Lee Young-hee]]
* [[Min Hye-ryeong]]
* [[Min Hye-ryeong]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=0380164|title=Acacia}}
* {{IMDb title|id=0380164|title=Acacia}}
* {{AllRovi movie|325041|Acacia}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|id=acacia|title=Acacia}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|id=acacia|title=Acacia}}
* [http://www.koreanfilm.org/kfilm03.html#acacia Review] at Koreanfilm.org
* [http://www.koreanfilm.org/kfilm03.html#acacia Review] at Koreanfilm.org
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[[Category:Films directed by Park Ki-hyeong]]
[[Category:Films directed by Park Ki-hyung]]
[[Category:Korean-language films]]
[[Category:2000s Korean-language films]]
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[[Category:2000s horror thriller films]]
[[Category:2000s South Korean films]]


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Latest revision as of 15:54, 21 December 2024

Acacia
Directed byPark Ki-hyeong
Written bySeong Gi-young
Park Ki-hyung
Produced byKang Sung-kyu
Park Ki-hyung
Yu Yeong-shik
StarringShim Hye-jin
Kim Jin-geun
Moon Woo-bin
Jeong Na-yun
CinematographyOh Hyun-jae
Edited byHam Seong-weon
Music byChoi Man-sik
Distributed byShow East
Release date
  • October 17, 2003 (2003-10-17)
Running time
103 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Acacia is a 2003 South Korean horror film, directed by Park Ki-hyung and starring Shim Hye-jin and Kim Jin-geun. A re-release in 2011 changed the title to 'Root of Evil'.[1]

Plot

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Unable to have children of their own, married couple Mi-sook and Do-il adopt a young boy named Lee Jin-seong. His name soon gets changed to Kim Jin-seong when he moves with Mi-sook and Do-il. The boy is drawn to an acacia tree in his new home's backyard, believing it to be his mother, and it soon becomes the focal point for an increasing number of strange occurrences when Jin-seong appears to have run away.

Jin-seong befriends an older girl named Min-jee. She tells Jin-seong that she cannot go to school as she has lost a lot of blood. After she kisses Jin-seong, he becomes even more aggressive and violent. He turns even worse as Mi-sook becomes pregnant and has a new baby named Hae-sung. Jin-seong, experiencing many emotional difficulties, becomes more withdrawn and confused. He starts to develop anger towards his adopted family, so much so that he tries to smother the new baby. Mi-sook gets so frustrated with Jin-Seong's actions and obsession towards the acacia tree that she decides to chop the tree down, which results in Jin-Seong allegedly running away.

After Jin-Seong runs away, the previously dying tree starts to bloom with spectacular life. Min-jee starts changing as well, becoming more obsessed with the acacia tree. She starts claiming to hear Jin-Seong's voice coming from inside the tree, witnessing paranormal experiences occurring around the tree, flowers, and ants attacking the people in Jin-Seong's family.

It is revealed that his mother gravely injured Jin-Seong by accident while she was trying to chop down the tree. Her husband saw this and helped her bury their adopted son's body, thinking he was dead. But when Jin-Seong's arm moved, alerting the couple that he was alive, Do-il smashed his body with the shovel and finished burying him. Jin-Seong's mother, out of guilt and stress, eventually created an illusion for herself that her son had run away, all the time sinking further and further into her guilt, losing her grip on reality.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ 아카시아 [Acacia]. movie.naver.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2005-03-09. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
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